Year: 2013

’20s Bikeway’ is an ideal artery for bike sharing, calculations show

Bike corral on SE 28th at Ankeny-10

Bike traffic is already healthy at SE 28th and Ankeny.
(Photo by J.Maus/BikePortland)

Buried in Portland’s new application for $2.5 million to expand its proposed bike sharing system into Portland’s eastside neighborhoods is a bit of analysis worth noting.

According to modeling prepared early last year by Alta Bicycle Share, the commercial spine of the 20s bikeway project, between NE Sandy and SE Clinton, is cut out to be one of the city’s best areas for bicycle sharing outside downtown.

It’s a calculation that raises the stakes somewhat for this much-discussed project, since a successful bike share system depends on creating bikeways that appeal to people who don’t frequently ride.

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light green Jamis Coda Sport 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: Jamis
Model: Coda Sport
Color:light green
Size:small
Photo: http://imgur.com/0rj89w6
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2013-12-15
Stolen From: my porch: NE Mason and 9th Street
Neighborhood: Boise-Eliot
Owner: Danielle Frandina
OwnerEmail: TRINACRIA75(AT)GMAIL.COM
Reward: yes
Description: REI saddle bags, a metal rack on back, a light brown leather seat
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: waiting for case #
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Foster Road re-design update: Open house recap and online survey

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Detail of PBOT plans for bike lanes on Foster Rd.

It’s been almost two months since a committee of citizens approved PBOT’s plans to re-design SE Foster Road. If all goes according to plan, Foster will get a new bicycle-only travel lane between SE 56th and 90th and a host of other changes meant to improve safety and access.

At this stage we’re about 15 months into the planning process and PBOT is gaining last bits of support and making final design tweaks in advance of official adoption by City Council that will likely happen in January. Earlier this month, about 130 people attended an open house for the project. Area resident, urban planner, and Foster United blogger Nick Falbo said the plans enjoy “broad support” from adjacent neighborhoods. “The most frequent complaint against the recommendation from supporters.” he wrote, in an email to the Active Right of Way email list, ” is that the bikeway should be better.”

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Guest opinion: Why forest lovers should support a bike corridor to the coast

The Salmonberry Corridor would connect Banks
to Tillamook on the Oregon Coast.
(Map by Oregon State Parks & Rec)

Turning the broken Salmonberry rail line into a biking, walking and horse-riding corridor between Washington County and the Pacific Coast has some of our neighbors worried that it’ll interfere with Oregonians’ age-old connection to the forest.

I get the concern, because my family has loved this forest for generations. But here’s what I see: Connectivity is what this proposed facility does best. Let’s connect more people to Oregon’s beauty, to the traditions I grew up with, and to a more resilient local economy.

When I first heard about the Salmonberry Corridor project, my thoughts were mixed. It’s a cool idea and use for a pre-existing, troubled rail alignment; but Northwest Oregon currently has many needs that are unfunded (Barbur Boulevard, 82nd Avenue, multi-modal improvements along Highway 101 main streets, etc.). Frankly, I was skeptical that adding a new path to the Coast was a priority.

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Blue Gt Sensor 9R expert 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: Gt
Model: Sensor 9R expert
Color:Blue
Size:Large
Stolen in Portland, OR 97216
Stolen:2013-12-15
Stolen From: Performance bike shop
Neighborhood: Mall 205
Owner: Performance bicycle Mall 205
OwnerEmail: Pbs060( atsign )performanceinc.com
Description: Full suspension 29er, rockshox recon gold tk29 solo air (120mm travel), fox float ctd sv rear shock, Deore front der. and crank, xt rear der., slx shifters, formula hydraulic disc brakes, bright blue with bright green accents. Please call (503) 408-8497.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-104481
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Black/Gray Jamis Coda 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Jamis
Model: Coda
Color:Black/Gray
Size:58
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2013-12-15
Stolen From: 47th and Belmont
Neighborhood: Tabor
Owner: Asher Boggioni
OwnerEmail: asherboggioni(AT)gmail.com
Description: Front/back rack for touring, No front derailleur. Clydesdale rear wheel with 64 spoke count. small ding on top tub that is covered by tape. baby blue grips
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

The Monday Roundup: Banal traffic, JSK for hire, activist kids & more

Click for full comic.
(Detail from Bikeyface.com)

Welcome to the week. Here are the best bike and transportation stories we came across last week…

The banality of traffic: “As far as I’m concerned, the only thing worse than spending hours of your life stuck in car traffic is spending even more hours of your life talking about it,” writes Bikeyface’s Bekka Wright, introducing a comic that rings true.

Child activists: You haven’t seen a street demonstration until you’ve seen a street demonstration performed almost entirely by children under the age of 12. The year was 1972, the kids were Dutch, and the 8-year-old with the microphone was chanting “cars go away.” It worked. (Tip: skip to 7:10 in the video.) (Update: MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow highlighted this video in a piece about gun reform on Friday)

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Grey Cannondale Trail SL 4 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Cannondale
Model: Trail SL 4
Color:Grey
Size:X
Serial: MM67423
Photo: http://media.cannondale.com/media/catalogues/2012_MensMountain_CUSA.pdf
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2013-12-13
Stolen From: Rear entry to Fred meyer Corporate Offices, 3800 SE 22nd Ave, Portland
Owner: mike kippenhan
OwnerEmail: kip(A T)compoundmotion.com
Reward: $250
Description: Straight (non-Cannondale) handlebars, Black Yeti Grips, Bar extensions, Shimano clip Pedals, Front and rear black plastic fenders, handlebar light. No Bottle holder.
Police record with: submitting report tonight
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

blck Norco CCX3 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Norco
Model: CCX3
Color:blck
Size:53cm
Serial: AA8505260
Stolen in , OR
Stolen:2010-11-13
Stolen From: NW 21st and Hoyt outside the 21st Ave Quick Stop Market
Neighborhood: Alphabet District
Owner: Daniel Hawthorne
OwnerEmail: danseagrove(at sign)gmail.com
Description: Black, Had fenders, lights, lock attached in holder.Bought new,found serial# so I am registering again (503) 839-5751
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

silver/black Gary Fisher Nirvana 2003

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Year: 2003
Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: Nirvana
Color:silver/black
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-12-13
Stolen From: Outside Yoga Place on SE Stark
Neighborhood: SE Portland
Owner: Alan Mitchell
OwnerEmail: lynnandalan(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Reward: $50.00
Description: hybrid; black/silver/ rear rack
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T13012616
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Silver Trek FX 7.3

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Brand: Trek
Model: FX 7.3
Color:Silver
Size:20
Serial:WTU331C1773H
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2013-12-15
Stolen From: SE Bybee and Milwaukie
Neighborhood: Sellwood
Owner: Mary Rose Navarro
OwnerEmail: mrosenavarro@gmail.com
Description: Silver frame. Bike rack and black fenders
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T13012614
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Want unemployment? Should have bought a car, state says

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John Carter says that if his employer
violated a condition of his hiring, he
shouldn’t be denied unemployment
coverage for refusing to comply.
(Photo courtesy Carter.)

A Southeast Portland man is questioning a state decision about when it’s “reasonable and prudent” to switch to a car commute in order to keep a job.

John Carter, 43, says he accepted a job on the condition that he wouldn’t have to drive to work. Four months later, he says, he was fired, then denied state unemployment insurance, after he refused to relocate to an office he feels would have required it.

Carter, who worked as a computer support analyst, sold his car after TriMet opened a Green Line MAX stop near his house. When he took a job with a Lake Oswego-based firm early this year, he said, his contract stipulated he would be able to work in the company’s downtown Portland location rather than at its headquarters, where late shifts make it impossible for him to commute home by public transit.

Four months later, Carter said, the company changed that deal. When he refused to work some shifts in Lake Oswego, he said, they fired him.

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